Just like the first set, this was done for my girlfriend, for her birthday. Written back at the end of October, but still nice, I think.

Disclaimer: I own neither of the characters involved else there would likely be in-game scenes hinting at this pairing. All that's mine is the writing.

#01 - Motion

Xaldin knew that if he and Braig had never met that he would simply have been going through the motions of living.

#02 - Cool

The air was cool on their skin, a drastic contrast to the wet warmth of the marksman's mouth and probing fingers.

#03 - Young

They weren't young, the Lancer was approaching his mid-thirties, but Xigbar and Xaldin were easily as active in their relationship as the younger Nobodies.

#04 - Last

He was loath to let go, to allow the younger man to leave, and so Number II let himself linger, drawing out what was to be their last kiss.

#05 - Wrong

Watching from the seclusion of the shadows in Beast's Castle, Xaldin knew that he had been wrong to leave without saying goodbye, but the knowledge that it would have been the last one he ever said hurt even more.

#06 - Gentle

When he was hurt, the only thing that could help to calm the dragoon was the gentle voice of his one-eyed partner.

#07 - One

If there was one thing that Xaldin would give his life for, Xigbar was it.

#08 - Thousand

They had said it thousands of times, but that hadn't lessened the truth of the three simple words that they continued to exchange.

#09 - King

Xaldin looked from where his kind had been cornered on the board up to the marksman then back again before asking, "When did you come up with that strategy for winning?"

#10 - Learn

In their time together, Xigbar had learned just what to do to pull a strained, wanting mewl from his larger partner.

#11 - Blur

When they were with each other, the lines separating Number II and III were nothing more than a blur at best.

#12 - Wait

The hardest thing to cope with was the wait for Xigbar to return from his latest mission.

#13 - Change

The Lancer wouldn't have wanted to change anything about his lover even if he'd had the option; Xigbar was perfect just the way he was.

#14 - Command

Most everything that Number II said to the Lancer was taken as a command, if only because Xaldin had willing become the sniper's submissive.

#15 - Hold

The dragoon wrapped his arms about the smaller man, holding him close.

#16 - Need

He wouldn't admit it to anyone else, but in the presence of the scarred marksman, Xaldin was more than willing to say that he needed the other.

#17 - Vision

Even in his last moments, as his form was being painfully ripped apart and returned to the darkness from whence it had come, images of the other filled the Lancer's vision.

#18 - Attention

When Xaldin was busy with a book or some other kind of work, Xigbar knew exactly how to get his attention.

#19 - Soul

Holding the slender figure close to his chest, III whispered, "Without you, my soul would be nothing more than a lifeless lump of cold steel."

#20 - Picture

Xaldin picked up the picture and allowed himself a slight smile as he thought back to the pair of idiots that they had been when they met.

#21 - Fool

When he answered his phone to be greeted by an all too familiar, "Oh, Xaldin~" the dragoon couldn't help but think that his parter was the greatest fool he would ever know.

#22 - Mad

Grinning, Xigbar took a moment to quote the Cheshire Cat and remarked, "But we're all mad here."

#23 - Child

Laying back against the couch, Xaldin wondered, "Would you ever consider the two of us adopting a child to raise as our own?"

#24 - Now

Glaring over at the door where Xemnas had barged in to interrupt, Xigbar held his position and gave an irritable, "Now what?"

#25 - Shadow

He never would have called what they felt a shadow of what things had been before they'd lost their hearts.

#26 - Goodbye

Xigbar held the photograph in one hand, looking at it as he recalled the times he and Xaldin had spent with each other, saying one more goodbye before setting the picture where it would never be found.

#27 - Hide

In the darkness of the room they were sharing from the night, there was nothing to hide from prying eyes.

#28 - Fortune

Xaldin didn't need money to have a fortune; all he needed was the one person that made him whole.

#29 - Safe

Resting against the chest of his larger partner, Xigbar knew that he was safe.

#30 - Ghost

Even though the Lancer had gone, Xigbar took comfort in the fact that his ghost was still there to support him.

#31 - Book

With a start, Xaldin looked up from his book and glared at the hand that had decided to play with his earring in such an enticing manner.

#32 - Eye

While he didn't mind that Number II had only one eye, he wasn't sure what he would have done if he'd lost the other.

#33 - Never

Smiling as he curled up next to the marksman, the dragoon knew that he would never trade his lover for anyone else.

#34 - Sing

After the first time he'd been serenaded, he never wanted to hear Xigbar sing again.

#35 - Sudden

It was sudden, so much so as to draw a brief yelp from the Lancer, before the younger Nobody found the focus to glare down the hall at his antagonist.

#36 - Stop

He was glad that whenever he said to stop Xigbar continued to ignore it.

#37 - Time

Time spent together moved so quickly but it came to a crashing halt when he heard that Xaldin wouldn't be returning.

#38 - Wash

When II and III were in the shower together, the odds were that it wasn't for them to wash up.

#39 - Torn

When told that he might not be returning from his assignment, Xaldin had been torn between staying for Xigbar's sake and doing his duty to the Organization.

#40 - History

Not looking up from the table he was working at, Vexen explained, "Xigbar and Xaldin have quite a bit of history together, be it as lovers, partners on missions, or the eldest of the trouble-makers."

#41 - Power

"Well, Xaldin, you're who gave me the power over what we do, so I think it's my call on when we get to anything."

#42 - Bother

Without looking up from his work, Xaldin said, "Don't bother unless you plan on being ignored."

#43 - God

Good god but Xigbar knew just how to tease his ears.

#44 - Wall

Pinned against the wall by the smaller Nobody, Number III didn't really mind his current predicament.

#45 - Naked

Even though he knew where each individual and beautiful scar on his partner's slender frame was, he really did prefer it when they were both naked while he slid his fingers over the markings.

#46 - Drive

Offering the game's controller, Xaldin asked, "Care to drive?"

#47 - Harm

As a masochist, he loved whatever harm Xigbar inflicted upon him.

#48 - Precious

Purring quietly, the marksman gently kissed his most precious partner.

#49 - Hunger

Some would have said that their hunger for each other was insatiable and they likely would have agreed.

#50 - Believe

Keeping his arms wrapped about his elder companion, the dragoon quietly asked, "Would you believe me if I said that I would do anything for you?"